Bucharest Creative Cluster

Content

Context
La Firul Ierbii
What is Nod Makerspace?
Why a Materials Library?
MiniNod
Space
What is MATER?
eematico
Projects
Space
Workshops Deschis Gastrobar

Materials
Community Deschis Atelier
Context
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The project started in 2014 when a group of
multidisciplinary creatives set up to transform the
abandoned industrial space of the former Cotton
Factory in Bucharest into the first makerspace in
Romania. After six months of hard work, with the
help of 25 people, 9 partners and just 120 000
euros initial investition, the project was launched.
The location is close to the city center, by the
riverside, 5 minutes walk from public transport.
What is Nod Makerspace?
Nod Makerspace is a dynamic ecosystem that
welcomes designers, artists, engineers, inventors
and entrepreneurs. Anyone who has an idea, an
invention or a prototype and aims to develop it will
find the tools and the manufacturing equipment
to make any project come to life in this creative
workshop: laser engraving & cutting, 3D printing,
CNC router, plotter, scanner 3D, welding machine
etc. Nod Makerspace works both as a fab lab
and a hub, allowing any type of project to be
developed here.
The Makerspace
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Our space, measuring 1050 sqm, is structured as
following: the co-working, consisting of 350 sqm of
open space working area, 15 private studios, one
meeting room, and 300 sqm of manufacturing and
prototyping workshops, such as wood workshop or
metal workshop.
Due to its attractiveness for creatives, Nod
Makerspace now has a wide range of equipements
and a community formed of people coming
from a wide range of fields, from designers
to mechatronics engineers and to materials
specialists.

1050sqm 500sqm 250sqm

co-working prototyping
makerspace space workshops

80+ 100+ 30+

tools and active
equipements members start-ups
The Projects
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As a dynamic ecosystem, NOD Makerspace
welcomes dynamic projects, new concepts in
design and manufacturing and playful projects
such as games, VR and animations. This is the
case for both freelancers’ projects and community’s
projects. And of course even individual projects
have their fair amount of community work - mainly
because we’re all friendly here. And the best part
of these on-spot collaboration is that they all start
from playing with ideas, discussing, spending
a lot of time with each other. Well, playing with
ideas sometimes transformes into playing team
games at our community events and discussing
refers to both formal team meetings and informal
talks while having a beer.
The space is also very inspirational - one just has to
pass by and interesting new projects can already
be spotted.
Such a flexible space and way of working is
exactly what gave us the possibility to organize
events and workshops covering a wide range of
creative fields. The more passionate people in our
community are, the more they want to share. Guess
this is just how things work with creatives.
*Keep tuned for the upcoming interviews with some of the
most creative people at Nod Makerspace!
The Workshops

Fig. 2
Complementary courses to the
makerspace - Introduction in :

• Laser Cutter
• CNC Router
• 3D Printing Other workshops :
• Vinyl cutter
• Fundamental Tools for working with • Classes for kids - introduction to
timber design and manufacturing of toys
• Seaming • Jewelries
• Electronics • Ceramics
• 3D Modeling (3ds Max, Sketchup, • Tailoring
Rhino 5.0) • Fashion Design
• Grasshopper • Origami
• Arduino • Marketing for Artists and Makers
• Raspberry Pi • Architecture Visualization
• Software Autodesk: Maya, • Storytelling
123DCatch,123D Make, 123D • PR
Sculpt,123D Design • Copywriting
• Business Consulting for Makers • Prost Processing - Adobe Photoshop
& Illustrator
• Advanced 3D Modeling
• Animation and VFX
The Community

We are a multi-disciplinary community having and VR development, Typographgy, Photography,

members from different domains such as Urban Entrepreneurism, Business and Social Business,
Planning, Landscape Design, Product Design, Branding, 2D and 3D Animations and more to
Graphic Design, Interior Design, Gaming design come.
Why a Materials Library?

There is a firm need within Nod makerspace comunity • get inspired by materials usually used in other
and, by extension, within the creative industries in industries / to have them in the same place
Romania to have a physical space where to: • easily get in touch with producers
• touch and feel materials from all over the world • work with clients or in teams in such a resource-
• learn about materials’ physical properties, space in order to define, compare, see materials
production technologies and other technical
details

And this is why MATER - the first

Materials Library in SE Europe -
came to life
What is MATER?
MATER is a Materials Library - an extended,
constantly-renewed collection of material samples.
It is the ideal space for any material lover -
architects, interior designers, industrial designers,
fashion and jewelry designers, illustrators, artists,
constructors and advertising professionals.
Precedents all over the world : The concept
of Materials Library can be found in other big
cities such as New York and Paris, because it is a
powerful educational tool presenting a large range
of possibilities for innovation and research. The
one in Paris, materiO’, is also a partner of ours.
Who is it adressed to: Our customer segments
are professionals from creative industries such
as Architecture, Design, Advertising, IT, but also
makers from the Construction and Condominium
domains. Therefore we’re also addressing
Universities and Professional Associations.
The co-working
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The 1000 sqm is divided in 3 main areas: to 120 people where workshops and lectures on
• The Library where more than 2000 materials materials will take place
can be seen and touched • Hub co-working space with private offices as
• The Multifunctional Venue space designed for up well as flexible desks for teams and individuals
The materials
Until now, we have gathered 2000 materials along
with technical information and direct connexion
with the producers worldwide. The materials are
organised in exhibition modules, by categories:
wood, metal, stone, ceramics, textiles, concrete,
glass, plastic, coatings, other naturals, sustainable
materials and experimentals. A module contains
around 150 removable material samples,
catalogues and magazines, exemplifying products
made from special materials in the category.
Experimenting at MATER
ARGUMENT why a Materials Library is
useful in the proximity of a makerspace:
The whole idea of having a Materials Library as
close as possible to Nod Makerspace came from
the needs of Makers’ to be able to choose from a
wider range of materials to use in their projects and
to determine different properties of these materials
through the manufacturing process itself.
What happened next : Of course this idea
developed into a way bigger process and now we
have more and more materials to experiment with
in the digital and manufacturing processes. But the
most amazing part of this is that the wider the range
of materials, the more people from more and more
domains started getting inspired. Now architects,
designers, researchers and engineers are interested
into experimenting with the materials at MATER.
This made us all consider going further in the
processes of fabrication too, which is why the
community at Nod Makerspace and MATER is now
working on bringing new tools to experiment with
such as robotic arms.
The possibility of developing research projects in
which to program matter is now also growing bigger
in our minds. Wearables? Prosthetics? Reshaping
the future is just starting. The range of possibilities is
obvious when you walk through all of the materials
at MATER.
La Firul Ierbii
“Grassroots” or “La Firul Ierbii” is a meeting space. Whether Here you will have access to:
we are talking about supporting a course or presenting a 1. Multifunctional room
product for new audiences, we have created a relaxed and 2. Co-working space
multifunctional space to sustain your work and organizational 3. Library
mission. We give priority to civic initiatives and public debates. 4. Green Garden
If you are looking for space to organize a workshop, course, 5. Community of professionals
hackathon, conference, exhibition, audition, performance, 6. Kitchen and hospitality
work meeting, festivity etc, we support you. 7. Accessibility for people with disabilities
8. High-tech equipment for presentations and work
MiniNod
MiniNod is a space for babies and children between 0-3 years: a
playground and facilitation area, next to the parent’s workspace,
equipped with educational materials. MiniNod’s mission is to
provide an alternative playground for Nod community members’
children (0-3 years).
2 adult people accompany the activities and the baby development.
The space includes: a motricity area (made of geometric shapes
made of sponge and ecological leather created especially for
motor development), interactive tables, a playground station, a
small library of books and games, a table with seats for activities,
a sleeping area (2 beds), a coating table (2 racks), other toys.
Surfaces are especially designed for children:
• The floor is covered with a soft, waterproof, isothermal,
easy-to-clean baby carpet that dampens the drops.
• The walls are painted with scenes from nature. The green
wall is magnetic and can be written with a watermark
marker.

If you want to be part of the program, be prepared to integrate

your baby step-by-step within miniNod. For the first month,
your presence is required: 1st day, leave your baby on his own
for about 10 minutes; then 20 minutes; [….]
Eematico
eematico is an organization that paves the way for innovation in
educational programs through its own approach to developing
life skills for the 21st century. We do this through experiential
learning, based on play, the basic learning process, as well as and decisions. It develops the skills to make decisions, to solve
building and using our teaching materials. open problems, to plan, to communicate and to collaborate,
to know when it is good to be competitive, to use responsible
Children discover various areas in an educational and fun human technology, to make, to be creative.
way! They plan, build, have fun and learn to trust their own
power, use personal resources inspired, properly distribute In all, we find the academic knowledge that is closely linked to
merits and responsibilities, and evaluate their own actions our DIY, building and game activities.
Deschis Gastrobar

Located on the roof of the Cotton Factory in summer and winter

indoors (Splaiul Unirii 160), on the Dambovita bank, Deschis
Gastrobar is a leisure and cultural venue, with a unique
panoramique perspective.

The rooftop bar is a seasonal project that hosts outdoor movie

screenings, educational workshops, creative debates and
exciting projects, which we serve with cold lemonade and
delicious meals.
Atelier Deschis

Conceived as a multifunctional space, Atelier Deschis is

an open venue for art and experiment, social events, other
activities. The space is intended to become an honest, simple
and professional alternative to all the formal. Its 500 sqm
has already hosted international conferences, hackatons,
alternative corporate events.
Bucharest Creative Cluster
Find us at: Splaiul Unirii 160, Industria Bumbacului
Timpuri Noi area, Bucharest

Nod makerspace MiniNod

FB.com/nodmakerspace FB.com/mininod
nodmakerspace.ro mininod@nodmakerspace.ro
email: contact@nodmakerspace.ro
events@nodmakerspace.ro eematico
servicii@nodmakerspace.ro eematico.org
FB.com/eematico
MATER
FB.com/materlibrary Deschis Atelier
materlibrary.ro FB.com/DeschisAtelier
email: contact@materlibrary.ro alexandra@deschisgastrobar.ro

La Firul Ierbii Deschis Gastrobar

FB.com/nevedemlafirulierbii deschisgastrobar.ro
lafirulierbii.org FB.com/DESCHISGastrobar
email: salut@lafirulierbii.ro alexandra@deschisgastrobar.ro